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Bengalia

Sphenopsida

Taxonomy
Bengalia was named by Maheshwari et al. (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Bengalia raniganjensis.

It was assigned to Sphenopsida by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Species
B. raniganjensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Bengalia Maheshwari et al.
1991Bengalia Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumSphenophyta
RankNameAuthor
classSphenopsida
genusBengaliaMaheshwari et al. 1988

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bengalia Maheshwari et al. 1988
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Bengalia raniganjensis Maheshwari et al. 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 252.17India B. sp. 1 (30166)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India (West Bengal) B. raniganjensis (229249)